climate

After a series of records, last month was the hottest September in recorded history

Posted in Science on 25th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Weve seen enough record-smashing heat waves, droughts and fires to know that something is up with our planets thermostat.

China, US pledge $3 billion each to fight climate change

Posted in Featured, Science on 26th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

China and US recognized the importance of climate finance to support low-carbon, climate-resilient development in developing countries, according to the statement.

If we burned all of the fossil fuels, would any of Antarctica's ice survive?

Posted in Science on 14th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Oceans would rise by over 50m changing the face of planet Earth, say scientists, but over a long time.

The statistic that captures what climate change means

Posted in Science on 11th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Hot records have started to happen much more frequently than cold records, and from 2000 to 2014, outnumbered them by more than 12 to 1.

Emissions 'far above' 2C target

Posted in Science on 3rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Global plans to curb carbon dioxide are well below what's needed to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees according to a new analysis.